The rapidly-growing sinkhole in Upton County is the latest of many problems caused by old wells in the Permian Basin.

The sinkhole, which is so wide and deep that it could comfortably contain a four-story building, is feared to still be ...

A sinkhole around an old oil well is growing at an alarming rate on the Kelton Ranch in West Texas. Radford Grocery #17 was ...

A sinkhole in Upton County formed around an oil well that was plugged in the 1970s. The property owners and visitors stand on the edge of the sinkhole's far side. (Martha Pskowski/Inside Climate ...

A sinkhole around an old oil well is growing ... The Kelton Ranch is a few miles outside McCamey in rural Upton County. McCamey is one of countless Texas towns formed in an oil boom.

UPTON COUNTY — A sinkhole around an old well is growing at an alarming rate on the Kelton Ranch in this West Texas county. Radford Grocery #17 was originally drilled as an oil well in the ...

(Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images) A sinkhole in Upton County formed around an oil well that was plugged in the 1970s. The property owners and visitors stand on the edge of the sinkhole's far side.

Commission staff are monitoring conditions within and around the sinkhole and considering options for addressing any concerns about groundwater quality." Upton County in West Texas is home to ...